On Saturday afternoon nine civilians underwent their final day of Community Emergency Response Team training at the Multi-Agency Academic Cooperative Foundation Emergency Services Training Center in Valparaiso. Jeff Nichols, The Times
VALPARAISO â Local residents sprung into action Saturday to locate trapped victims scattered across a simulated disaster zone in the wake of an earthquake.
The simulation was part of nine civilians final day of Community Emergency Response Team training Saturday at the Multi-Agency Academic Cooperative Foundation Emergency Services Training Center in Valparaiso.Â
Community Emergency Response Team, or CERT, training is a hands-on free course that educates residents on search and rescue, HAZMAT, fire emergencies, electrical hazards, medical training, disaster response and more.